Geography
Achievements
Religion
Vocab
Misc.
100
Which two land features gave Mesopotamia its name?
What is the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
100
One King of Babylon compiled laws into a system that is well known today as the world's first system of written laws. What is this system of laws called.
What is the Code of Hammurabi
100
What pyramid-like structures were built in Ancient Mesopotamia to honor gods?
What are the Ziggurats
100
What is an organized society in which people live?
What is a civilization
100
Which ruler created the world’s first empire?
What is King Sargon
200
Why did the people settle by rivers?
What is the flooding left rich soil that was great for farming
200
Name jobs that people had in Ancient Mesopotamia.
What is a merchant, farmer, priest, scribe, artisan, king.
200
The Ancient Mesopotamians worshipped many gods. Believing in more than one god is called what?
What is polytheism
200
Written language Ancient Mesopotamians created
What is cuneiform
200
Mesopotamia was in a region also called what?
What is the Fertile Crescent
300
Describe how the Sumerians wrote their language.
What is Cuneiform was written on clay tablets using a reed stylus pen and then baked hard in a kiln.
300
What is the first written down story?
What is The Epic of Gilgamesh
300
Describe the role of a priest in Ancient Mesopotamia
A religious leader who aided the gods.
300
Political unit much like an independent country.
What are city-states
300
Name 2 inventions by the Mesopotamians
What is the plow, sailboat, calendar, wheel, number system
400
What modern day country is Mesopotamia located in?
What is Iraq
400
Who was responsible for writing in Ancient Mesopotamia?
What is a scribe
400
Why did polytheistic religions of the Mesopotamians develop?
To explain life events
400
A person who sells items for a living
What is a merchant
400
What were some items the people traded for?
What is oil, textiles, grain, wine
500
The problems described were primarily?
What is environmental.
500
How did the plow help the people of Mesopotamia?
Greater food production allowed for the growth of cities
500
What level of social hierarchy was connected to the gods?
What are priests
500
A system for watering crops
What is irrigation
500
What is one example of Hammurabi's Code
What is an eye for and eye